No clock change is expected in the next year.
No clock changes this year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Aketi uses Central Africa Time.
- UTC+2 · UTC+2Haut-Katanga, East Kasai, Tshopo, Kasai-Central, South Kivu and moreNo daylight saving time
- UTC+1 · UTC+1Kinshasa, Kwilu, Équateur, Bas-Congo, Sud-Ubangi and moreNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Aketi
Time differenceSun in Aketi today
Daylight12h 0m today - 0h 17m less than the longest day and 0h 2m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
- ⌖Region
- Bas-Uele
- ◉Population
- 61,437
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- CDF · Franc
Public holidays in Democratic Republic of the Congo
HolidaysChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekendDay of the Martyrs
Monday · in 55 days
Nationallong weekendAnniversary of President Laurent Kabila
Saturday · in 67 days
NationalAnniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba
Sunday · in 68 days
National
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now

Cairomatches until 30 Apr 2027 

Gizamatches until 30 Apr 2027 
Kyivmatches until 28 Mar 2027 
Beirutmatches until 28 Mar 2027 




Bumba158 km · 1 h behind - no DST 



Lisala260 km · 1 h behind - no DST 


Kampala1014 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Mwanza1170 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Aketi in?
- Aketi uses Africa/Lubumbashi: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
- 02Does Aketi have daylight saving time?
- No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
- 03What is the time difference between Aketi and London?
- Aketi is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Aketi from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Aketi.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.